Exclude Search vs Search Exclude

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health B79

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Exclude Search moved up one install band, 70+ to 80+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Exclude Search	Search Exclude
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	50K–60K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+14% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 79	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	89/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	1	218 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	96	51.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.6% ✓	2.2%
Category	Search	Search

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

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7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.